Anders Degn Randrup (born 16 July 1988) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Randrup played youth football alongside

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and later the Brøndby academy. As part of the latter club, former Brøndby head coach,

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often praised Randrups abilities, numerous times calling him a star player for the future. His first senior games for Brøndby were in the middle of one of the major crises of the club, struggling against relegation from the

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, and Randrup initially failed to impress. However, in the second half of the 2007–08 season, with former Danish international

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demoted to the reserves, Randrup established himself as first choice for right back, and became an immediate fan- and media favourite after strong performances in the opening games. In the summer of 2013, Randrup signed a two-year contract with

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, which had just been relegated from the

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to the 1st Division. There, he was appointed to replace

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, who had just moved to AGF. Randrup made his official debut for Horsens on 28 July 2013, when he was substituted in the 71st minute instead of

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in a 4–1 victory at home over

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. After one year in Horsens, Randrup moved to

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on 26 June 2014, where he signed a two-year contract. Vestsjælland picked him up on a free transfer. On 8 September 2014, Randrup suffered a knee injury in the Superliga match against

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in Sweden. After a few years in Sweden, Randrup returned to Denmark on 1 September 2020, signing with

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club

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. Randrup decided to retire on 15 December 2020.

International career

On 22 March 2008, Randrup was called up for the national team for a friendly game against the

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, where he came on as a substitute after 60 minutes for Thomas Kristensen, thus receiving his first cap.

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